From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IaJ1T-00044F-VB for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:36:56 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.1/8.14.0) with SMTP id l8PMQplc028667; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:26:51 GMT Received: from mail.ercbroadband.org (mail.ercbroadband.org [152.53.1.9]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.1/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l8PMQoBX028662 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:26:50 GMT X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) Exchange SpamAssassin Sink (www.christopherlewis.com) 1.2.76 on chapman.ercbroadband.local X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.2 required=7.5 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_NJABL_DUL autolearn=no version=3.1.7 thread-index: Acf/wyDCTlYem098SZi+M88DPxZ4Ig== Received: from [192.168.1.46] ([70.109.18.214] RDNS failed) by mail.ercbroadband.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:26:33 -0400 Message-ID: <46F98B17.7040303@ercbroadband.org> Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.4073 Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:26:31 -0400 From: "Mark Haney" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070814) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] More mencoder fun References: <46F9514C.4040304@ercbroadband.org> <10d431920709251448r1776feecgcd59c6c60d59e3cb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <10d431920709251448r1776feecgcd59c6c60d59e3cb@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Sep 2007 22:26:33.0649 (UTC) FILETIME=[20BFBA10:01C7FFC3] X-Archives-Salt: 8ad139c6-a705-4834-8205-87ae6af7251a X-Archives-Hash: 8e4662a5a79c6eeffcc56145e0bbed42 anorexicsumo wrote: > On 9/25/07, Mark Haney wrote: >> Okay, I'm obviously a newbie at video encoding. I'm trying to encode a >> file with xvid with mencoder. All the HOWTOs on the web indicate I do >> it this way (or similar): >> >> -ovc xvid -xvidencopts >> >> with mencoder, however, when I do that I get this: >> >> MEncoder SVN-r24130 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team >> >> -xvidencopts is not an MEncoder option >> >> Is this due to xvid maybe not being compiled into mencoder? Do I need >> to add xvid (or similar) to my make options? Or is this a deprecated >> option? >> >> I can't find this option in the man page, so I'm really confused. Any help? > > You should build with the xvid use flag. Every use flag that you > would want to encode with really. > > Try mencoder -ovc help and see if xvid is available. > > > Here is a very simple command that uses xvid and lame. > > mencoder -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame -xvidencopts bitrate=800 -o test.avi > ~/generals_and_majors_drink_from_my_cup.mp4 > > -xvidencopts expects some xvid configuration options after it. At a > minimum you'll need to give it either a bitrate like I've done here > or a fixed_quant=x (x must be between 1 and 31). > > > You'd be better off using some of the more advanced xvid options and 2 > pass encoding if you want it to look good. If you really really want > it to look good I'd move right on to x264 and skip xvid, but thats > another matter. > > Hope that helps. > > Yes that helps a great deal. How does x264 stack up on file size? Does it play 'out of the box' on a windows system? I've been struggling to get a decent quality/filesize ratio for a video going on our website. -- Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem! Mark Haney Sr. Systems Administrator ERC Broadband (828) 350-2415 Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list